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Δοκιμαστῆρες · scrutineers (δ 1330) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near δ1330

δ1326beams, meteors
δ1327having put to the test, having scrutinised
δ1328having been scrutinized
δ1329to institute a dokimasia.
δ1330scrutineers
δ1331Dokimos, Docimus
δ1332most renowned of the cities
δ1333beam
δ1334good-seeming, being accepted

Suda/Δ delta/δ1330

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Δοκιμαστῆρες

scrutineers

Translated by Antonella Ippolito24 Mar 2005Vetting: high8 revisions

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1 note · 31 words

Translation

[Meaning] the examiners.¹
"Despite being, even before, a notable person among all the Italians at least, [now], as it was natural, he won an even greater renown because of his generosity."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δοκιμαστῆρες· οἱ ἐτασταί. ὁ δὲ ὢν καὶ πρότερον ἔν γε Ἰταλιώταις πᾶσι δόκιμος μεῖζον ὡς τὸ εἰκὸς ἐπὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ κλέος ἀπήνεγκεν.

Betacode

*dokimasth=res: oi( e)tastai/. o( de\ w)\n kai\ pro/teron e)/n ge *)italiw/tais pa=si do/kimos mei=zon w(s to\ ei)ko\s e)pi\ filanqrwpi/a| kle/os a)ph/negken.

Notes (1)

[1] The plural headword is very probably taken from Polybius 24.7.5; cf. chi 175. The gloss, also in ps.-Zonaras, is a rare, prefix-less variant of e)cetastai/ (cf. epsilon 1668).
2Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 7.16.6 (Excerpta Constantini, De legationibus 112.12-14), on Pelagius (cf. alpha 1585, delta 590). The quotation is not well-placed in this context, as it does not contain the headword (cf. web address 1); perhaps better under delta 1331 as an example of the use of do/kimos as an adjective. Pelagius devoted the bulk of his considerable fortune to the famished citizens of Rome, under siege by the Goths in late 546 CE; cf. Kaldellis (411).

References

A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

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Neighbouring entries

δ1328Δοκιμασθείςhaving been scrutinized δ1329Δοκιμασίαν ἐπαγγεῖλαιto institute a dokimasia.δ1330Δοκιμαστῆρεςscrutineers δ1331ΔόκιμοςDokimos, Docimus δ1332Δοκιμώταται τῶν πόλεωνmost renowned of the cities

Revision history8 revisions · last 18 Jan 2024

18 Jan 2024expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-reference, added keyword, added link — Ronald Allen
11 Sep 2016betacode typo — Catharine Roth
22 Oct 2015cross-reference — Catharine Roth
17 Nov 2014Revised — David Whitehead
16 Nov 2014coding — Catharine Roth
16 Jul 2012more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
25 Mar 2005augmented n.1 — David Whitehead
25 Mar 2005augmented notes; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Mar 2005Translated — Antonella Ippolito

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Δοκιμαστῆρες (Adler number delta 1330), trans. Antonella Ippolito, 24 Mar 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1330

Translation by Antonella Ippolito for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗